Ms Souraya Machnouk > Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm > Beirut, Lebanon > Lawyer Profile
Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm Offices
OMT BUILDING - 266 SAMI EL SOLH AVENUE
PO BOX 116-5079, BEIRUT MUSEUM 1106-2010
BEIRUT
Lebanon
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Ms Souraya Machnouk
Work Department
Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking, Finance, Capital Markets, Energy, Project Development, Tax, Government Relations & Public Policy, Data Protection and Privacy, Telecoms, Franchising
Position
Partner
Career
Souraya Machnouk is a partner at Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm, and heads the M&A practice. She previously worked at Norton Rose Fulbright in Paris. Souraya has more than 15 years of experience advising prominent clients across industries, with a practice distinguished by an in-depth specialization and a particular expertise leading on complex ground-breaking transactions.
Souraya participates in several government-led legal reform initiatives aimed at enhancing the investment climate in Lebanon.
Souraya is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by prominent international directories, including Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 (Hall of Fame) and IFLR1000. She was named to IFLR1000’s Women Leaders in EMEA, which recognizes “the most prominent female lawyers working in the areas of law “.
Languages
Arabic, French and English
Memberships
- Admitted to the Beirut Bar
- Member of the International Bar Association
- Member of the American Chamber of Commerce’s (AmCham) Banking & Finance Committee
- Member of the board of experts of the Lebanese Franchise Association
- Member of the special inter-ministerial legal committee for the Reform of the Investment Climate in Lebanon organized by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in collaboration with the World Bank and the IFC
- Member of the board of T2SD, an initiative by the UNDP aimed at engaging the private sector in contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), through the promotion and implementation of CSR strategies in line with the SDGs, and the lobbying for a national sustainable development agenda
Education
- JD double major in Private and Public Law, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon
- Advanced Graduate Degree (DEA) in Banking & Financial Markets Law, Saint Joseph University accredited by the University of Paris II-Assas, France
- Master of Laws (LLM), George Washington University jointly with Georgetown University, USA
- Certificate of Qualification in Syndicated Loan Markets Documentation, Loan Market Association, UK
- Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce, France
- Diploma in Leadership in Law Firms, Executive Program, Harvard Law School, USA
Personal
- Co-author of the Lebanon chapter of the Inward Investment & International Taxation Review published by The Law Reviews and edited by Latham & Watkins USA; the Lebanon chapter of the Banking Regulation guide published by Getting the Deal Through and edited by Wachtell, Lipton, Rose and Katz USA; the Lebanon chapter of the Energy Regulation & Markets Review published by The Law Reviews and edited by Latham & Watkins USA; The Lebanon chapter of the Data Protection in the Financial Sector guide published by One Trust Data Guidance
- Contributor to the World Bank Lebanon Doing Business Reports on “Starting a Business”, “Getting Credit”, “Registering Property”, and “Contracting with the Government”
- Speaker at the Euromoney Lebanon conference, the International Beirut Energy Forum (IBEF) on Lebanon’s First Power Purchase Agreement, and the Annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) on Lebanon’s energy sector
Lawyer Rankings
Lebanon > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Leading individuals)Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm
is a prominent full-service firm in Lebanon, and leverages its ‘knowledge of local law and regulations as well as international practice‘ to advise European and U.S-based lenders on all Lebanese banking and capital markets matters. Souraya Machnouk
has ‘in-depth knowledge in the field of regulation and compliance‘, and assisted Credit Suisse Lebanon with its de-registration and liquidation pursuant to its decision to exit the Lebanese market. Managing partner Carlos Abou Jaoude is a highly regarded practitioner.
Lebanon > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm‘s ‘professional, reliable and efficient‘ corporate team continues to be instructed in high-profile acquisitions, multi-jurisdiction restructurings and joint ventures in the financial, tech, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals sectors. In a recent matter, Souraya Machnouk and Carlos Abou Jaoude advised a Lebanese-Swedish consortium on a private placement for a first-of-its kind start-up tech project; the duo lead the practice with Simon El Kai and Ibrahim Barraj.
Lebanon > Real estate and construction (including projects)
The ‘resourceful‘ team at Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm is perhaps best known for its expertise in electricity and renewable energy projects. Souraya Machnouk ‘has extensive knowledge of the renewable energy market’, and recently advised Total Energies on the bankability assessment of Lebanon’s first solar power purchase agreement between the government and eleven licensed companies for the generation and sale of electricity from the first grid-connected privately-owned photovoltaic solar facilities across Lebanon. Machnouk co-heads the practice with firm managing partner Carlos Abou Jaoude.
Lebanon > Tax
Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm‘s tax team garners praise for its ‘broad knowledge of the complexity of local tax laws, but also of the cross-border application of the tax regulations of other jurisdictions‘. The group is also adept at assisting with the tax aspects of transactions, corporate reorganisations, and employment-related matters. Restructuring expert Souraya Machnouk advised Subway on tax and regulatory matters concerning the liquidation and de-registration of its local branches, and firm managing partner Carlos Abou Jaoude stands out for being ‘knowledgeable of international taxation’.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets Lebanon
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Lebanon
- Hall of Fame Lebanon > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Leading individuals Lebanon > Banking, finance and capital markets
- Real estate and construction (including projects) Lebanon
- Tax Lebanon
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Real estate and construction (including projects)
- Tax